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Top Stories Could you be affected by the latest global cyber attack? A ransomware attack has struck computers across the globe. Here's what we know so far about how it works, and the warning signs to look out for if you're worried you might be affected. Global ransomware attack affects Australian workers Malicious software that locks up computer files with all-but-unbreakable encryption and demands a ransom for its release takes out business servers around the world, including at the Australian offices of a global law firm. Turnbull stares down critics amid calls to axe Pyne and reshuffle ministry Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull backs his "outstanding ministry" amid calls from within the Coalition for a ministerial reshuffle, including the axing of Christopher Pyne as Manager of Government Business. Cold case mystery: Witness saw paedophile priest covered in blood near crime scene A priest who sexually abused the son of cold case murder victim Maria James was seen covered in blood on the day of her murder, metres from her crime scene. Sean Spicer nostalgia runs high amid speculation he's on the way out White House press secretary Sean Spicer hasn't just broken the first rule of being a spin doctor — becoming the story — he's smashed it. Amid uncertainty about his White House future, nostalgia for favourite Spicer moments is breaking out. Police to investigate Victorian MPs over allowance claim Victorian MPs Telmo Languiller and Don Nardella are being formally investigated by Victoria Police over more than $130,000 claimed by the pair in second residence allowances. 'Alarming' cyber security failures 'leaving Immigration Department vulnerable' Cyber security experts say the Immigration Department is dragging its feet on internet security in the wake of global ransomware attacks, and fear sensitive national security data may be vulnerable to hackers. UK man hit by bus gets straight up to walk into pub A UK man says he is "lucky to be alive" after a double-decker bus struck him from behind but left him able to stand up and walk straight into a pub. Moral injury: War correspondent haunted by colleagues' deaths We are all a sum of our experiences. Some hit home harder than others. Veteran correspondent Dean Yates, who is open about his PTSD struggle, fears what feelings the 10th anniversary of the deaths of his colleagues will bring up. No survivors after light plane crash near Mount Gambier All three people on board a light aircraft die after it crashes into a paddock just north of Mount Gambier in South Australia's south-east. Meow-Meow's travel pass implant could be deactivated Transport authorities in NSW threaten to deactivate the Opal card Sydney bio-hacker Meow-Ludo Disco Gamma Meow-Meow had implanted in his hand. 'Passionate, generous' surgeon dies after alleged one-punch attack at hospital A 41-year-old Melbourne surgeon dies almost a month after being punched in the head in the foyer of Box Hill Hospital in the city's east, allegedly after an argument with another man who had been smoking near the building. Fake Time Magazine cover on display in Trump's golf courses Time Magazine asks the Trump organisation to take down any framed copies of a fake cover featuring Donald Trump, which have been prominently displayed in at least five of the US President's golf clubs. 'Stolen' police chopper launches grenade attack on Venezuela's Supreme Court Grenades are fired at Venezuela's Supreme Court in what President Nicolas Maduro condemns as a failed "terrorist attack" launched by a police squad pilot that called for a rebellion against the Government's "tyranny". Ex-TAFE executive helped friend rip off taxpayers, IBAC told A former high-ranking Victorian TAFE executive allegedly helped his unqualified friend to scam $1.8 million from taxpayers to provide bogus engineering qualifications, the state's corruption watchdog hears. Accidental discovery could lead to drought-proof crops Scientists at the Australian National University in Canberra accidentally discover the process by which plants reduce their susceptibility to drought by better preserving water. AFL to fight Houli's 'manifestly inadequate' ban The AFL will seek to increase the two-week suspension handed to Richmond's Bachar Houli, amid criticism the tribunal took comments from Malcolm Turnbull and character evidence given by Waleed Aly into account in its ruling. 'Nobody had ever seen it until now': Astronomers find orbiting supermassive black holes Astronomers observe two supermassive black holes orbiting around each other in a distant galaxy for the first time ever, according to new research. 'As bad as Aleppo': Alarm sounded over civilian death toll in Raqqa As the battle for Mosul in Iraq winds down, the fight against Islamic State in its Syrian stronghold of Raqqa is heating up and monitoring groups say civilians are paying a high price. Class is the new black, and I should know Chelsea Bond says focusing on an "Aboriginal middle class" obscures the fact that Indigenous Australians face significant challenges no matter their socioeconomic status. Diamonds are not forever: Indigenous communities grapple with end of the mining boom As Australia's mining boom wanes, several Indigenous communities that were once promised prosperity are left grappling with a legacy of endemic poverty and questions about where all the money has gone. This is Australia as 100 people If Australia were just 100 people, what would it look like? New census data gives us an opportunity to find out, and provides some surprising insights into the state of the nation. In photos: Chaos and colour as PNG votes The start of Papua New Guinea's heated national elections is marred by violence, with fighting breaking out between rival clans in the volatile highlands region, where a ballot box was also stolen. Analysis and Opinion: The Drum Aussie cricketers and board on the precipice of mutually assured destruction By national sport correspondent Mary Gearin Same-sex marriage: A game of snakes and ladders? By Louise Yaxley The bank levy that could alter the federation By business editor Ian Verrender May strikes deal to form UK Government. What happens now? 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